Campbell and Alex Iwobi [could play out right]. Santi can play there as well but he has become very important centrally, said Wenger. The problem sometimes is that you can destroy two departments if you move one player out. We control the ball better with Santi in the middle.

They are not ready to play at this level, said Wenger, 66. We lost two players and after that I had Gabriel and Nacho Monreal on the bench but I couldn't bring them on because I couldn't afford to lose any more players.

Mikel has a huge influence even when he is not playing, Wenger told the club's website . He is super conscientious, and every morning two hours before training he prepares and that is absolutely right.